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# pressureBehavior

The behavior and progression for a pressure event.

```
var pressureBehavior: NSEvent.PressureBehavior { get }
```

## Discussion

This property describes the behavior and progression of an event of type [`NSEvent.EventType.pressure`](/documentation/AppKit/NSEvent/EventType/pressure). The value of this property indicates how the pressure event behaves, including actuations, pressure-level reporting, and stage transitions.

## See Also

[`NSPressureConfiguration`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPressureConfiguration)

An encapsulation of the behavior and progression of a Force Touch trackpad as it responds to specific events.

[`EventType`](/documentation/AppKit/NSEvent/EventType)

Constants for the types of events that responder objects can handle.

[`NSEventTypePressure`](/documentation/AppKit/NSEvent/EventType/pressure)

An event that reports a change in pressure on a pressure-sensitive device.

[`-  initWithPressureBehavior:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPressureConfiguration/init(pressureBehavior:))

Initializes a pressure configuration object with a specified pressure behavior.


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